What Are Democrats Thinking? Dr. Bob Breaks Down Proposed Virginia Redistricting Maps.

What are Democrats thinking? Dr. Bob breaks down proposed Virginia redistricting maps.

RICHMOND, Va. Virginias new congressional redistricting proposal would dramatically reshape the states political landscape, creating what CBS 6 political analyst Dr. Bob Holsworth describes as a 101 map. That is 10 of Virginia's U.S. House of Representative seats likely to be held by Democrats and just one by Republicans. What basically has happened is that the Democrats, in order to get to a situation where they can really have what they call a…

Gerrymandering in Virginia is a strategic blunder for Democrats

House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, outline their redistricting proposal, which they said is necessary due to Republican gerrymandering in other states, at the state Capitol Feb. 5, 2026. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)Last year, President Donald Trump started a new “redistricting war” when he pressured Republicans in Texas to redraw their state’s congressional district ma…

10 more things to know about the Democrats’ proposed redistricting map

Last week, after the Democrats’ proposed congressional map came out, I received a text from a journalistic colleague. He had read my column “10 things to know about the Democrats’ proposed redistricting map” and told me good-naturedly he was surprised I didn’t have 76 things to say. Dude, I’m trying! I may have been the second-fastest student in my high school typing class (back when there was such a thing) but I’ve already typed so much I have …

U.S. Representatives in Hampton Roads react to proposed redistricting map

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BLK ALERTS - Virginia Congressional Map Would Give Dems 10-1 Midterms Advantage

Source: simon’s photo / Getty While the Virginia redistricting effort is currently in the midst of a legal battle, that didn’t stop Virginia legislators from unveiling a proposed congressional map that aggressively gerrymanders the state in favor of Democrats.  According to The New York Times, the proposed map could give Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the midterms. Virginia’s current congressional breakdown consists of six Democrats and five Repu…